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Irrigation & Water Control
Three large solar panels collect the sun's light to charge a battery bank which in turn powers the gates of this flood control system. Solar power is used in many ways to help us manage various systems along water ways, including flood control, measure water flow and speed, measure water depth, and more...
Remote Road Hazards
The road ahead is often fraught with occasional conditions that present hazards that we need to know about before we get there. Solar power makes it possible in remote places to charge batteries to power signage that warns us of the potential danger ahead and instructs us how to negotiate or avoid it. More...
Area Lighting
Solar panels can be deployed to many places both rural and in the city to provide area lighting where it is impractical or difficult to reach by grid power. This solar area lighting system was installed to provide LED illumination to light the area around a boat dock and ramp and the adjoining parking lot. More...
Solar Sentry
Large parking lots at busy shopping centers can be worrisome for commercial property owners and merchants because they present ill-intentioned people with ample opportunity for mischief. Many hire security personel to patrol their lots but the cost of round-the-clock security officers can be prohibitive. Here a portable solar-powered sentry stands watch with multiple camera and audio surveillance 24/7. More...
Enhanced Visibility
Often dark and low-light atmospheric conditions present driving challenges that make it difficult to see the road ahead and limited visibility can certainly make driving less safe for you and other drivers. Solar power can help enhance the visibility of traffic control and hazard signage that can be difficult to see in blowing snow or driving rain or blinding fog. Solar power can help! More...
Construction Zones
Roadway bridge construction and maintenance often requires special traffic control and safety systems that help move traffic safely and efficiently across the bridge. Here one lane of a two-lane roadway has been closed. A portable traffic signal system is powered by batteries which are charged by an array of solar panels. More...
Severe Weather & Tornado Warning
Most weather systems are rather benign but occassionally they become very energetic and the winds howl and sometimes they spin up into something serious. When that happens, you're likely to know about it when you hear the local storn siren begin it's own howling, letting you know that it's time to take cover. Storm sirens, powered by solar panels and batteries, are a reliable tool we use to... More...
Remote Control Gate Articulation
The fenced perimeters of estates, farms, and ranches across the country always lead back to the main gate. In the old days you would have to drive up to the gate and get out of your vehicle to open the gate. You would then drive through the gate then stop and get out again to close the gate. Nowadays, though, with the help of a solar panel to charge a battery, gates can be opened remotely... More...
Sign and Monument Lighting
For signs that have no lighting, one alternative is to trench an electrical conduit from a building to the sign and hooking up to the building's electrical system, thereby incurring installation costs as well as a higher monthly electric bill. Another option is to take your signage solar! A solar panel collects light from the sun to charge batteries during the day and then uses that power to light the sign at night.More...